Plundering of forest cover beginsDe-listed land may be denotified from Act
Jyanti Majri (Mohali), October 11
In anticipation of land prices going up after the de-listed forest land is denotified from the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) on the periphery of Chandigarh, “outsiders” have started levelling
hillocks.A portion of the hillock that was recently levelled near Jyanti Majri village. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Light travel heavy on coolies
A few apply for post advertised by RailwaysChandigarh, October 11
Changing lifestyle and people’s preference to travel light has hit the earnings of the coolies hard with only a few takers for the new vacancies advertised by the Railways.Two porters take a break after a hectic day at the Chandigarh railway station.Tribune photo: M anoj Mahajan

Rahul’s rendezvous with NSUI activists tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 11
Members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) will interact with AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on October 13.Buoyed
by the success of the “Rahul brigade” in the recently held Lok Sabha
elections, Rahul Gandhi will meet hundreds of party workers during an
interaction at Panjab University.

Girls take part in the 5th Inter-Slum Youth Cultural Fest at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph

Heist
Former employee of factory held
Chandigarh, October 11
Two days after the sensational heist at a plot in the Industrial Area, the police today arrested a former employee of the factory, who is said to be behind the daring crime.The police said Mahinder Kumar of Darua, who is in his mid-30s, was arrested following a tip-off. The manager of the factory (Avon Ispat and Power Limited) had expelled him about six months ago when he was caught stealing.

Assembly Election
No one holds sway
Panchkula, October 11
Even as the campaigning for the Assembly elections ended with rallies and road shows at Panchkula here today, none of the candidates seem to have made any impact on voters.The parties were bereft of issues pertaining to the local population, and the opposition seems to have failed in cashing on the dissidence among the local Congress cadre over the fielding of an outsider.

Congress candidate DK Bansal in a rickshaw on the last
day of campaigning.Yograj Singh, INLD candidate, with his supporters at Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photos: S Chandan

Aspiring police personnel violate traffic rules after their examination in front of the Government College for Girls at Sector 11 in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Workshop on respiratory support to kids
Chandigarh, October 11
A workshop on the advantages of “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)”, a technique that provides respiratory support to newborn babies, was held at the Advance Pediatric
Centre, PGI, today. Former PGI doctor Prof ON Bhakoo was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony.

Experts discuss architectural trends
Chandigarh,October 11
An international conference on global architecture was held here today. The aim was to discuss the significance of modern architecture in India and the world and to celebrate World Architecture Day. Conrado Tostado, a Mexican diplomat, who was the guest of honour, spoke about bilateral relations between Mexico and India and its influence on modern architecture.

SAYING IT WITH
FLOWERS: The price of hand-made flowers has shot up in view of increased demand during
the festive season. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Engineer Regiment treks to Karakoram
Chandigarh, October 11
As part of its 45th Raising Day celebrations, the 268 Engineer Regiment conducted a trekking expedition to the Karakoram Pass, which connects India with China. The pass is located at an altitude of 18,175 feet and the region has some of the highest peaks in the world.

Commonwealth Games
Demand for tourism professionals goes up
Chandigarh, October 11
With less than a year to go for New Delhi to host the Commonwealth Games, demand for tourism and hotel management professionals in Chandigarh has shot up drastically.

Santoor spell by Suddhashil
Chandigarh, October 11
Santoor is regarded as the most complex Indian musical string but certainly not for the Kolkata-based young maestro, Suddhashil Chatterjee, who with his innate aesthetic potential and expertise defined the melody in a scintillating santoor spell at the Pracheen Kala Kendra here today.Kolkata-based young maestro Suddhashil Chatterjee performs at Pracheen Kala Kendra in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Development
Villages to slug it out with Admn
Chandigarh, October 11
The steering committee of the Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha, under the chairmanship of Brig K. S. Kahlon (retired), today met at Khuda Ali Sher here to evolve a strategy to “fight the onslaught of the UT Administration and the dictatorial and indifferent attitude towards UT villages”.Members of the Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha attend a meeting at Khuda Ali Sher in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Rs 14 crore for power
Chandigarh, October 11
The Chandigarh Administration will spend about Rs 14 crore in the current financial year for the upgradation of power infrastructure in the city. Of this, about Rs 9 crore will be incurred on works of 33 KV and above while Rs 5 crore will be incurred on works of 11 KV and below.

Society offers Rs 1 lakh scholarship for students
Chandigarh, October 11
The Yogoda Satsanga Society of India announced the setting up of the Paramhansa Yogananda Centenary scholarship for first and second year engineering, medical, dental, and agricultural students in Chandigarh.

DAV-8 best in skit contest
Chandigarh, October 11
Hosts DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, won the skit competition in the ongoing all-India inter-school cultural competitions being organised here.A team
comprising of Shubham and Somya of DAV Public School, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, won the trophy for the Mahatma Hansraj Hindi debate competition.Winners of all-India inter-cultural competitions at DAV-8 in Chandigarh on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph

Inspection at railway station
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 11
A special inspection for security purposes was done at the railway station here yesterday in view of the festive season ahead.

Khoya seizure: Patiala cops take U-turn
Patiala, October 11
The police administration has taken a U-turn on the issue of taking action against 43 sweet shop owners who were allegedly involved in buying spurious khoya and milk products from the cold stores here. While earlier the police had categorically said there was involvement of a large number of sweet shop owners of Patiala in the “unhealthy” practice of purchasing “spurious” khoya and other foodstuff, now the cops say that they do not have any list of the erring 43 sweet shop owners.

Kalka: Political future at stake for three
Kalka, October 11
The political future of three prominent candidates is at stake in these assembly elections. While Satvinder Singh Rana, Congress candidate and sitting MLA from Rajaund, has to win the seat to continue in politics (his old constituency was abolished during delimitation), the INLD would think twice to field its
candidate Pardeep Chaudhary if he disappoints the party for the fourth time to make it to the state
Assembly.

150 quintal sugar seized
Rajpura, October 11
The police nabbed a truck driver with 150 quintals of sugar on Sunday, which was smuggled from Haryana without any legal papers and other requisite bills. The Shambhu police post in charge Kiranbir Singh laid a naka near Shambhu barrier and recovered sugar after checking. The accused had been identified as Pritpal Singh of Daliayavi village near Ambala in Haryana. He has been booked under various sections of the Essential Commodities Act and was produced before a magistrate. He was sent to two days of police remand.

700 bags of foodgrain gutted
Patiala, October 11
Bags of sugar and rice in large number were destroyed after a fire broke out in a godown in the Sanauri Adda area here this afternoon. Though no one sustained any injures, the goods stored in the godown were reduced to ashes.

Two-day seminar at Thapar varsity ends
Patiala, October 11
Indian Nuclear Society (INS) national seminar organised by the school of physics and materials science, Thapar University,
Patiala, concluded on the university campus today.

Founders’ day at Sacred Souls
Kharar, October 11
The sixth founders' day of Sacred Souls School, Gharuan, was celebrated by students.Pargat Singh, director sports, Punjab, presided over. Col (Dr) DS
Randhawa, director of Rayat Institute of Management, Ropar, was the chief guest and Col HIS Virk was guest of
honour.

Murder case cracked
Dera Bassi, October 11
With the arrest of one person, the Mohali police claims to have solved a four-month-old blind murder case of a taxi driver. The victim, Kapil Dev (24), a resident of Kangra (HP), was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway near Bhankerpur village at Dera Bassi.

Blank Elephant maul APJ School
Patiala, October 11
A fine 116 by Anmol Malhotra and 100 by captain Anmol Preet Singh helped Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala, beat APJ School Kharar by 117 runs at Military Ground here today. This was the final match of Triangular Series for Punjab Today Foundation Cup.

BSNL Athletics Meet
Upender, Geetanjali emerge champs
Patiala, October 11
The 9th All-India Athletics Meet of the BSNL concluded at NIS grounds here today.LS Ranawat, executive director of the NIS, was the chief guest. He declared the ceremony closed and lowered the flag.

Liquor contractor, guard killed in accident
Kharar, October 11
A Ludhiana-based liquor contractor and his guard were killed in an accident on the Kharar-Morinda highway today while another person accompanying them received serious injuries.

3 hurt in mishaps
Chandigarh, October 11
Three persons have been injured in hit-and-run road accidents in various parts of the city.The police said Sharad Sharma of Sector 22 reported that a Skoda Car (CH 03 X 6182) hit his car near the rotary of Sectors 24, 25, 37 and 38 last night and sped away.

One booked for forgery
Chandigarh, October 11
The police has booked a Kolkata resident for allegedly forging his father’s will to grab a house worth Rs 2 crore the latter had bequeathed to him and six of his brothers.

Four held for impersonation
Chandigarh, October 11
The police today arrested four youths hailing from various parts of Haryana on charges of impersonation for trying to appear in place of original candidates in a written examination for the recruitment of constable by the Chandigarh police.

Shimla youth found dead
Chandigarh, October 11
A boy in his twenties was found dead at a rental accommodation provided by his friend in Sector 7 here this evening.

Two cars collide as another jumps divider
Chandigarh, October 11
Occupants of three cars had a miraculous escape when a Maruti Alto car being driven by a youngster crashed through hedges over a road separating Sectors 9 and 17 here tonight and landed on the other side of the road.Seeing the car come in front of him all of a sudden, a driver applied the brakes of his car, as a result of which another car crashed into the rear of his vehicle.The car which met with an accident in Chandigarh on Sunday. Photo: Nitin Mittal

PHD Chamber Golf
Gill fires hole-in-one
Chandigarh, October 11
BS Gill created a flutter on the greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club, firing a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole as Dilmick Lamba cinched the 0-12 handicap title with 37 points in the PHD Chamber Golf Tournament here today.Played on the 3/4th handicap Stableford format, it was exciting golf as 130 golfers, including 12 diplomats 65 bureaucrats and industrialists from the region, teed off for the five titles at stake.From left: Ambassadors Jonathan (Zimbabwe) and Voroshilov Enkhbold (Mongolia) with BS Gill who scored a hole-in-one in the PHD Chamber Golf Tournament at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Saurabh overpowers Rahul in boxing
Chandigarh, October 11
Saurabh of SD Club thrashed Rahul of SD Public School by 32 points in the 30 kg category of the 24th Chandigarh State Sub-Junior Men and Women Boxing Championship at SD Public School, Sector 32, here today.

Abhimanyu shines in YPS, Mohali, win
Mohali, October 11
On the third day of Under-14 Boys’ IPSC Tournament, hosts Yadavindra Public School,
Mohali, thrashed Birla School, Pilanai, by eight wickets at the school grounds here today.The local team showcased their batting and bowling prowess, with star of the day being Abhimanyu
Singha, who scored 76 runs off 59 balls and scalped two wickets in five overs.

A Rajkumar College batsman bowled by Daly College team during a match at Mohali
on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Softball
Top honours for Nine Famous, Striker clubs
Chandigarh, October 11
Nine Famous Club and Striker Club won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the 24th Senior Chandigarh Softball Championships, which concluded at Government College for Men, Sector 11, here today.